CMakePM: Always create build directories

Having two configurations for a project, one in /tmp and one in the
right build directory is confusing and for big projects can take some
time.

Fixes: QTCREATORBUG-25532
Change-Id: Ib0dad267117b3c025d668646ef076b0f77bff166
Reviewed-by: hjk <hjk@qt.io>

src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirparameters.h

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
 
     Utils::FilePath sourceDirectory;
     Utils::FilePath buildDirectory;
-    Utils::FilePath workDirectory; // either buildDirectory or a QTemporaryDirectory!
     QString cmakeBuildType;
 
     Utils::Environment environment;

src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp

@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::triggerParsing()
     qCDebug(cmakeBuildSystemLog) << "Parse called with flags:"
                                  << reparseParametersString(reparseParameters);
 
-    const QString cache = m_parameters.workDirectory.pathAppended("CMakeCache.txt").toString();
+    const QString cache = m_parameters.buildDirectory.pathAppended("CMakeCache.txt").toString();
     if (!QFileInfo::exists(cache)) {
         reparseParameters |= REPARSE_FORCE_INITIAL_CONFIGURATION | REPARSE_FORCE_CMAKE_RUN;
         qCDebug(cmakeBuildSystemLog)
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::setParametersAndRequestParse(const BuildDirParameters &pa
     QTC_ASSERT(parameters.isValid(), return );
 
     m_parameters = parameters;
-    m_parameters.workDirectory = workDirectory(parameters);
+    m_parameters.buildDirectory = buildDirectory(parameters);
     updateReparseParameters(reparseParameters);
 
     m_reader.setParameters(m_parameters);
@@ -479,21 +479,20 @@ bool CMakeBuildSystem::persistCMakeState()
     BuildDirParameters parameters(cmakeBuildConfiguration());
     QTC_ASSERT(parameters.isValid(), return false);
 
-    parameters.workDirectory = workDirectory(parameters);
+    const bool hadBuildDirectory = parameters.buildDirectory.exists();
+    parameters.buildDirectory = buildDirectory(parameters);
 
     int reparseFlags = REPARSE_DEFAULT;
     qCDebug(cmakeBuildSystemLog) << "Checking whether build system needs to be persisted:"
-                                 << "workdir:" << parameters.workDirectory
                                  << "buildDir:" << parameters.buildDirectory
                                  << "Has extraargs:" << !parameters.extraCMakeArguments.isEmpty();
 
-    if (parameters.workDirectory == parameters.buildDirectory
+    if (parameters.buildDirectory == parameters.buildDirectory
         && mustApplyExtraArguments(parameters)) {
         reparseFlags = REPARSE_FORCE_EXTRA_CONFIGURATION;
         qCDebug(cmakeBuildSystemLog) << "   -> must run CMake with extra arguments.";
     }
-    if (parameters.workDirectory != parameters.buildDirectory
+    if (!hadBuildDirectory) {
-        && buildConfiguration()->createBuildDirectory()) {
         reparseFlags = REPARSE_FORCE_INITIAL_CONFIGURATION;
         qCDebug(cmakeBuildSystemLog) << "   -> must run CMake with initial arguments.";
     }
@@ -501,9 +500,6 @@ bool CMakeBuildSystem::persistCMakeState()
     if (reparseFlags == REPARSE_DEFAULT)
         return false;
 
-    if (reparseFlags == REPARSE_FORCE_INITIAL_CONFIGURATION)
-        parameters.workDirectory.clear();
-
     qCDebug(cmakeBuildSystemLog) << "Requesting parse to persist CMake State";
     setParametersAndRequestParse(parameters,
                                  REPARSE_URGENT | REPARSE_FORCE_CMAKE_RUN | reparseFlags);
@@ -518,11 +514,11 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::clearCMakeCache()
     stopParsingAndClearState();
 
     const QList<FilePath> pathsToDelete = {
-        m_parameters.workDirectory / "CMakeCache.txt",
+        m_parameters.buildDirectory / "CMakeCache.txt",
-        m_parameters.workDirectory / "CMakeCache.txt.prev",
+        m_parameters.buildDirectory / "CMakeCache.txt.prev",
-        m_parameters.workDirectory / "CMakeFiles",
+        m_parameters.buildDirectory / "CMakeFiles",
-        m_parameters.workDirectory / ".cmake/api/v1/reply",
+        m_parameters.buildDirectory / ".cmake/api/v1/reply",
-        m_parameters.workDirectory / ".cmake/api/v1/reply.prev"
+        m_parameters.buildDirectory / ".cmake/api/v1/reply.prev"
     };
 
     for (const FilePath &path : pathsToDelete) {
@@ -740,7 +736,7 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::handleParsingSucceeded()
         m_buildTargets = Utils::transform(CMakeBuildStep::specialTargets(m_reader.usesAllCapsTargets()), [this](const QString &t) {
             CMakeBuildTarget result;
             result.title = t;
-            result.workingDirectory = m_parameters.workDirectory;
+            result.workingDirectory = m_parameters.buildDirectory;
             result.sourceDirectory = m_parameters.sourceDirectory;
             return result;
         });
@@ -863,40 +859,15 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::wireUpConnections()
     }
 }
 
-FilePath CMakeBuildSystem::workDirectory(const BuildDirParameters &parameters)
+FilePath CMakeBuildSystem::buildDirectory(const BuildDirParameters &parameters)
 {
     const FilePath bdir = parameters.buildDirectory;
-    const CMakeTool *cmake = parameters.cmakeTool();
 
-    // use the build directory if it already exists anyhow
-    if (bdir.exists()) {
-        m_buildDirToTempDir.erase(bdir);
-        return bdir;
-    }
-
-    // use the build directory if the cmake tool settings are set to automatically create them,
-    // or if the configuration was changed by the user
-    if ((cmake && cmake->autoCreateBuildDirectory()) || !parameters.extraCMakeArguments.isEmpty()) {
     if (!cmakeBuildConfiguration()->createBuildDirectory())
         handleParsingFailed(
             tr("Failed to create build directory \"%1\".").arg(bdir.toUserOutput()));
-        return bdir;
-    }
 
-    auto tmpDirIt = m_buildDirToTempDir.find(bdir);
-    if (tmpDirIt == m_buildDirToTempDir.end()) {
-        auto ret = m_buildDirToTempDir.emplace(
-            std::make_pair(bdir, std::make_unique<TemporaryDirectory>("qtc-cmake-XXXXXXXX")));
-        QTC_ASSERT(ret.second, return bdir);
-        tmpDirIt = ret.first;
-
-        if (!tmpDirIt->second->isValid()) {
-            handleParsingFailed(tr("Failed to create temporary directory \"%1\".")
-                                    .arg(QDir::toNativeSeparators(tmpDirIt->second->path())));
     return bdir;
-        }
-    }
-    return FilePath::fromString(tmpDirIt->second->path());
 }
 
 void CMakeBuildSystem::stopParsingAndClearState()
@@ -941,7 +912,7 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::runCTest()
     QTC_ASSERT(parameters.isValid(), return);
 
     const CommandLine cmd { m_ctestPath, { "-N", "--show-only=json-v1" } };
-    const QString workingDirectory = workDirectory(parameters).toString();
+    const QString workingDirectory = buildDirectory(parameters).toString();
     const QStringList environment = cmakeBuildConfiguration()->environment().toStringList();
 
     auto future = Utils::runAsync([cmd, workingDirectory, environment]

src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ private:
 
     void wireUpConnections();
 
-    Utils::FilePath workDirectory(const BuildDirParameters &parameters);
+    Utils::FilePath buildDirectory(const BuildDirParameters &parameters);
     void stopParsingAndClearState();
     void becameDirty();
 
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ private:
     // Parsing state:
     BuildDirParameters m_parameters;
     int m_reparseParameters = REPARSE_DEFAULT;
-    mutable std::unordered_map<Utils::FilePath, std::unique_ptr<Utils::TemporaryDirectory>>
-        m_buildDirToTempDir;
     FileApiReader m_reader;
     mutable bool m_isHandlingError = false;
 

src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp

@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ void CMakeProcess::run(const BuildDirParameters &parameters, const QStringList &
     CMakeTool *cmake = parameters.cmakeTool();
     QTC_ASSERT(parameters.isValid() && cmake, return);
 
-    const Utils::FilePath workDirectory = parameters.workDirectory;
+    const Utils::FilePath buildDirectory = parameters.buildDirectory;
-    QTC_ASSERT(workDirectory.exists(), return);
+    QTC_ASSERT(buildDirectory.exists(), return);
 
     const QString srcDir = parameters.sourceDirectory.path();
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void CMakeProcess::run(const BuildDirParameters &parameters, const QStringList &
 
     m_cancelTimer.start();
 
-    process->setWorkingDirectory(workDirectory);
+    process->setWorkingDirectory(buildDirectory);
     process->setEnvironment(parameters.environment);
 
     connect(process.get(), &QtcProcess::readyReadStandardOutput,
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ void CMakeProcess::run(const BuildDirParameters &parameters, const QStringList &
     connect(process.get(), &QtcProcess::finished,
             this, &CMakeProcess::handleProcessFinished);
 
-    CommandLine commandLine(cmake->cmakeExecutable(), QStringList({"-S", srcDir, "-B", workDirectory.path()}) + arguments);
+    CommandLine commandLine(cmake->cmakeExecutable(), QStringList({"-S", srcDir, "-B", buildDirectory.path()}) + arguments);
 
     TaskHub::clearTasks(ProjectExplorer::Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_BUILDSYSTEM);
 
     BuildSystem::startNewBuildSystemOutput(
-        tr("Running %1 in %2.").arg(commandLine.toUserOutput()).arg(workDirectory.toUserOutput()));
+        tr("Running %1 in %2.").arg(commandLine.toUserOutput()).arg(buildDirectory.toUserOutput()));
 
     auto future = std::make_unique<QFutureInterface<void>>();
     future->setProgressRange(0, 1);

src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakesettingspage.cpp

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public:
                              const FilePath &executable,
                              const FilePath &qchFile,
                              const bool autoRun,
-                             const bool autoCreate,
                              const bool isAutoDetected);
     void addCMakeTool(const CMakeTool *item, bool changed);
     TreeItem *autoGroupItem() const;
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ public:
                          const QString &displayName,
                          const FilePath &executable,
                          const FilePath &qchFile,
-                         bool autoRun,
+                         bool autoRun);
-                         bool autoCreate);
     void removeCMakeTool(const Utils::Id &id);
     void apply();
 
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ public:
         , m_executable(item->filePath())
         , m_qchFile(item->qchFilePath())
         , m_isAutoRun(item->isAutoRun())
-        , m_autoCreateBuildDirectory(item->autoCreateBuildDirectory())
         , m_autodetected(item->isAutoDetected())
         , m_isSupported(item->hasFileApi())
         , m_changed(changed)
@@ -124,14 +121,12 @@ public:
                       const FilePath &executable,
                       const FilePath &qchFile,
                       bool autoRun,
-                      bool autoCreate,
                       bool autodetected)
         : m_id(Utils::Id::fromString(QUuid::createUuid().toString()))
         , m_name(name)
         , m_executable(executable)
         , m_qchFile(qchFile)
         , m_isAutoRun(autoRun)
-        , m_autoCreateBuildDirectory(autoCreate)
         , m_autodetected(autodetected)
     {
         updateErrorFlags();
@@ -229,7 +224,6 @@ public:
     bool m_pathExists = false;
     bool m_pathIsFile = false;
     bool m_pathIsExecutable = false;
-    bool m_autoCreateBuildDirectory = false;
     bool m_autodetected = false;
     bool m_isSupported = false;
     bool m_changed = true;
@@ -259,10 +253,9 @@ QModelIndex CMakeToolItemModel::addCMakeTool(const QString &name,
                                              const FilePath &executable,
                                              const FilePath &qchFile,
                                              const bool autoRun,
-                                             const bool autoCreate,
                                              const bool isAutoDetected)
 {
-    auto item = new CMakeToolTreeItem(name, executable, qchFile, autoRun, autoCreate, isAutoDetected);
+    auto item = new CMakeToolTreeItem(name, executable, qchFile, autoRun, isAutoDetected);
     if (isAutoDetected)
         autoGroupItem()->appendChild(item);
     else
@@ -317,8 +310,7 @@ void CMakeToolItemModel::updateCMakeTool(const Utils::Id &id,
                                          const QString &displayName,
                                          const FilePath &executable,
                                          const FilePath &qchFile,
-                                         bool autoRun,
+                                         bool autoRun)
-                                         bool autoCreate)
 {
     CMakeToolTreeItem *treeItem = cmakeToolItem(id);
     QTC_ASSERT(treeItem, return );
@@ -327,7 +319,6 @@ void CMakeToolItemModel::updateCMakeTool(const Utils::Id &id,
     treeItem->m_executable = executable;
     treeItem->m_qchFile = qchFile;
     treeItem->m_isAutoRun = autoRun;
-    treeItem->m_autoCreateBuildDirectory = autoCreate;
 
     treeItem->updateErrorFlags();
 
@@ -369,7 +360,6 @@ void CMakeToolItemModel::apply()
             cmake->setFilePath(item->m_executable);
             cmake->setQchFilePath(item->m_qchFile);
             cmake->setAutorun(item->m_isAutoRun);
-            cmake->setAutoCreateBuildDirectory(item->m_autoCreateBuildDirectory);
         } else {
             toRegister.append(item);
         }
@@ -438,7 +428,6 @@ private:
     CMakeToolItemModel *m_model;
     QLineEdit *m_displayNameLineEdit;
     QCheckBox *m_autoRunCheckBox;
-    QCheckBox *m_autoCreateBuildDirectoryCheckBox;
     PathChooser *m_binaryChooser;
     PathChooser *m_qchFileChooser;
     Utils::Id m_id;
@@ -467,17 +456,12 @@ CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::CMakeToolItemConfigWidget(CMakeToolItemModel *model)
     m_autoRunCheckBox->setText(tr("Autorun CMake"));
     m_autoRunCheckBox->setToolTip(tr("Automatically run CMake after changes to CMake project files."));
 
-    m_autoCreateBuildDirectoryCheckBox = new QCheckBox;
-    m_autoCreateBuildDirectoryCheckBox->setText(tr("Auto-create build directories"));
-    m_autoCreateBuildDirectoryCheckBox->setToolTip(tr("Automatically create build directories for CMake projects."));
-
     auto formLayout = new QFormLayout(this);
     formLayout->setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout::AllNonFixedFieldsGrow);
     formLayout->addRow(new QLabel(tr("Name:")), m_displayNameLineEdit);
     formLayout->addRow(new QLabel(tr("Path:")), m_binaryChooser);
     formLayout->addRow(new QLabel(tr("Help file:")), m_qchFileChooser);
     formLayout->addRow(m_autoRunCheckBox);
-    formLayout->addRow(m_autoCreateBuildDirectoryCheckBox);
 
     connect(m_binaryChooser, &PathChooser::rawPathChanged, this, [this]() {
         updateQchFilePath();
@@ -488,8 +472,6 @@ CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::CMakeToolItemConfigWidget(CMakeToolItemModel *model)
     connect(m_displayNameLineEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::store);
     connect(m_autoRunCheckBox, &QCheckBox::toggled,
             this, &CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::store);
-    connect(m_autoCreateBuildDirectoryCheckBox, &QCheckBox::toggled,
-            this, &CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::store);
 }
 
 void CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::store() const
@@ -499,8 +481,7 @@ void CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::store() const
                                  m_displayNameLineEdit->text(),
                                  m_binaryChooser->filePath(),
                                  m_qchFileChooser->filePath(),
-                                 m_autoRunCheckBox->checkState() == Qt::Checked,
+                                 m_autoRunCheckBox->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
-                                 m_autoCreateBuildDirectoryCheckBox->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
 }
 
 void CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::updateQchFilePath()
@@ -530,7 +511,6 @@ void CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::load(const CMakeToolTreeItem *item)
     m_qchFileChooser->setFilePath(item->m_qchFile);
 
     m_autoRunCheckBox->setChecked(item->m_isAutoRun);
-    m_autoCreateBuildDirectoryCheckBox->setChecked(item->m_autoCreateBuildDirectory);
 
     m_id = item->m_id;
     m_loadingItem = false;
@@ -641,7 +621,6 @@ void CMakeToolConfigWidget::cloneCMakeTool()
                                                m_currentItem->m_executable,
                                                m_currentItem->m_qchFile,
                                                m_currentItem->m_isAutoRun,
-                                               m_currentItem->m_autoCreateBuildDirectory,
                                                false);
 
     m_cmakeToolsView->setCurrentIndex(newItem);
@@ -653,7 +632,6 @@ void CMakeToolConfigWidget::addCMakeTool()
                                                FilePath(),
                                                FilePath(),
                                                true,
-                                               false,
                                                false);
 
     m_cmakeToolsView->setCurrentIndex(newItem);

src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_COMMAND[] = "Binary";
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_DISPLAYNAME[] = "DisplayName";
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTORUN[] = "AutoRun";
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_QCH_FILE_PATH[] = "QchFile";
+// obsolete since Qt Creator 5. Kept for backward compatibility
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTO_CREATE_BUILD_DIRECTORY[] = "AutoCreateBuildDirectory";
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTODETECTED[] = "AutoDetected";
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_READERTYPE[] = "ReaderType";
@@ -172,15 +173,6 @@ void CMakeTool::setAutorun(bool autoRun)
     CMakeToolManager::notifyAboutUpdate(this);
 }
 
-void CMakeTool::setAutoCreateBuildDirectory(bool autoBuildDir)
-{
-    if (m_autoCreateBuildDirectory == autoBuildDir)
-        return;
-
-    m_autoCreateBuildDirectory = autoBuildDir;
-    CMakeToolManager::notifyAboutUpdate(this);
-}
-
 bool CMakeTool::isValid() const
 {
     if (!m_id.isValid() || !m_introspection)
@@ -265,11 +257,6 @@ bool CMakeTool::isAutoRun() const
     return m_isAutoRun;
 }
 
-bool CMakeTool::autoCreateBuildDirectory() const
-{
-    return m_autoCreateBuildDirectory;
-}
-
 QList<CMakeTool::Generator> CMakeTool::supportedGenerators() const
 {
     return isValid() ? m_introspection->m_generators : QList<CMakeTool::Generator>();

src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h

@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ public:
     QVariantMap toMap () const;
 
     void setAutorun(bool autoRun);
-    void setAutoCreateBuildDirectory(bool autoBuildDir);
 
     void setFilePath(const Utils::FilePath &executable);
     Utils::FilePath filePath() const;

src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapireader.cpp

@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ void FileApiReader::setParameters(const BuildDirParameters &p)
 
     // Update:
     m_parameters = p;
-    qCDebug(cmakeFileApiMode) << "Work directory:" << m_parameters.workDirectory.toUserOutput();
+    qCDebug(cmakeFileApiMode) << "Work directory:" << m_parameters.buildDirectory.toUserOutput();
 
     // Reset watcher:
     m_watcher.removeFiles(m_watcher.files());
     m_watcher.removeDirectories(m_watcher.directories());
 
-    FileApiParser::setupCMakeFileApi(m_parameters.workDirectory, m_watcher);
+    FileApiParser::setupCMakeFileApi(m_parameters.buildDirectory, m_watcher);
 
     resetData();
 }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void FileApiReader::parse(bool forceCMakeRun,
                                                         : QStringList());
     qCDebug(cmakeFileApiMode) << "Parameters request these CMake arguments:" << args;
 
-    const FilePath replyFile = FileApiParser::scanForCMakeReplyFile(m_parameters.workDirectory);
+    const FilePath replyFile = FileApiParser::scanForCMakeReplyFile(m_parameters.buildDirectory);
     // Only need to update when one of the following conditions is met:
     //  * The user forces the cmake run,
     //  * The user provided arguments,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void FileApiReader::parse(bool forceCMakeRun,
                                    && anyOf(m_cmakeFiles, [&replyFile](const FilePath &f) {
                                           return f.lastModified() > replyFile.lastModified();
                                       });
-    const bool queryFileChanged = anyOf(FileApiParser::cmakeQueryFilePaths(m_parameters.workDirectory),
+    const bool queryFileChanged = anyOf(FileApiParser::cmakeQueryFilePaths(m_parameters.buildDirectory),
                                         [&replyFile](const FilePath &qf) {
                                             return qf.lastModified() > replyFile.lastModified();
                                         });
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void FileApiReader::endState(const FilePath &replyFilePath)
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_future.has_value(), return );
 
     const FilePath sourceDirectory = m_parameters.sourceDirectory;
-    const FilePath buildDirectory = m_parameters.workDirectory;
+    const FilePath buildDirectory = m_parameters.buildDirectory;
     const FilePath topCmakeFile = m_cmakeFiles.size() == 1 ? *m_cmakeFiles.begin() : FilePath{};
     const QString cmakeBuildType = m_parameters.cmakeBuildType == "Build" ? "" : m_parameters.cmakeBuildType;
 
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ void FileApiReader::endState(const FilePath &replyFilePath)
 
 void FileApiReader::makeBackupConfiguration(bool store)
 {
-    FilePath reply = m_parameters.workDirectory.pathAppended(".cmake/api/v1/reply");
+    FilePath reply = m_parameters.buildDirectory.pathAppended(".cmake/api/v1/reply");
-    FilePath replyPrev = m_parameters.workDirectory.pathAppended(".cmake/api/v1/reply.prev");
+    FilePath replyPrev = m_parameters.buildDirectory.pathAppended(".cmake/api/v1/reply.prev");
     if (!store)
         std::swap(reply, replyPrev);
 
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ void FileApiReader::makeBackupConfiguration(bool store)
 
     }
 
-    FilePath cmakeCacheTxt = m_parameters.workDirectory.pathAppended("CMakeCache.txt");
+    FilePath cmakeCacheTxt = m_parameters.buildDirectory.pathAppended("CMakeCache.txt");
-    FilePath cmakeCacheTxtPrev = m_parameters.workDirectory.pathAppended("CMakeCache.txt.prev");
+    FilePath cmakeCacheTxtPrev = m_parameters.buildDirectory.pathAppended("CMakeCache.txt.prev");
     if (!store)
         std::swap(cmakeCacheTxt, cmakeCacheTxtPrev);
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void FileApiReader::makeBackupConfiguration(bool store)
 
 void FileApiReader::writeConfigurationIntoBuildDirectory(const QStringList &configurationArguments)
 {
-    const FilePath buildDir = m_parameters.workDirectory;
+    const FilePath buildDir = m_parameters.buildDirectory;
     QTC_ASSERT(buildDir.exists(), buildDir.ensureWritableDir());
     if (!buildDir.exists())
         buildDir.ensureWritableDir();
@@ -384,9 +384,9 @@ void FileApiReader::cmakeFinishedState()
     if (m_lastCMakeExitCode != 0)
         makeBackupConfiguration(false);
 
-    FileApiParser::setupCMakeFileApi(m_parameters.workDirectory, m_watcher);
+    FileApiParser::setupCMakeFileApi(m_parameters.buildDirectory, m_watcher);
 
-    endState(FileApiParser::scanForCMakeReplyFile(m_parameters.workDirectory));
+    endState(FileApiParser::scanForCMakeReplyFile(m_parameters.buildDirectory));
 }
 
 void FileApiReader::replyDirectoryHasChanged(const QString &directory) const
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void FileApiReader::replyDirectoryHasChanged(const QString &directory) const
     if (m_isParsing)
         return; // This has been triggered by ourselves, ignore.
 
-    const FilePath reply = FileApiParser::scanForCMakeReplyFile(m_parameters.workDirectory);
+    const FilePath reply = FileApiParser::scanForCMakeReplyFile(m_parameters.buildDirectory);
     const FilePath dir = reply.absolutePath();
     if (dir.isEmpty())
         return; // CMake started to fill the result dir, but has not written a result file yet